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Information and Music Therapy as a Means of Reducing Preoperative Anxiety in Outpatient Surgery.

Information and Music Therapy as a Means of Reducing Preoperative Anxiety in Outpatient Surgery. Outpatient Surgery: a Before-and-after Study

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06461052
Acronym
Harmonie
Enrollment
198
Registered
2024-06-14
Start date
2024-03-12
Completion date
2024-07-05
Last updated
2025-02-12

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Conditions

Ambulatory Surgery

Brief summary

This is a monocentric, prospective, before-and-after, open-label controlled study, two groups of 99 patients each: control group - usual care - versus intervention group Intervention group - patient information via an explanatory video followed by a 15-minute music therapy session of the patient's choice in the operating waiting room.

Detailed description

Although general anaesthesia is used for almost 10 million procedures a year, and the safety of this procedure has improved considerably over the last 25 years, notably with the safety decree of December 1994, general anaesthesia remains deeply associated with high levels of preoperative anxiety. Anxiety levels are correlated with two perioperative factors: * the need for more anesthetic agents to achieve the same level of depth of anesthesia in anxious patients compared to non-anxious/low-anxiety patients * Development of chronic postoperative pain. The preoperative consultation and visit by an anaesthetist is an important meeting point to reduce these high levels of anxiety. On the other hand, systematic benzodiazepine-based premedication has been abandoned for some years now, and taking action to reduce the level of anxiety is one of today's challenges, using a variety of means: organizational, video, music, virtual reality, hypnosis... Unfortunately, the level of publication on the subject remains low. Currently, a local analysis of this pathway shows several waiting times for which patients are not necessarily informed, and which can generate anxiety during treatment. In addition, our preliminary survey on the subject showed a specific need for information on pain management and anaesthesia recovery. and anesthesia recovery. The goal of this study was to design a two-group comparative study aiming of significantly reducing perioperative anxiety in outpatients by implementing simple solutions. More specifically, our project focuses on the impact of music therapy and dedicated information via an explanatory video of the patient's journey through the operating room on the level of perioperative anxiety.

Interventions

PROCEDUREmusic therapy

The patient will benefit from viewing the video and the music therapy session in the waiting room of the operating room. The patient will be asked again for their anxiety score using an anxiety scale. This will define the main outcome of the study. Following this collection and in order not to influence the response, investigators will collect from the patient his compliance with the two proposed techniques as well as his appreciation of the tool.

Sponsors

Hopital Foch
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Intervention model description

Prospective study, parallel group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Any patient over the age of 18 undergoing scheduled outpatient surgery in the central * under general anesthesia. The surgeries surgeries concerned are versatile: Digestive (inguinal hernias, proctology, cholecystectomy, etc.), thoracic endoscopy (biopsy examination under GA), gynecological (hysteroscopy, diagnostic laparoscopy diagnostic laparoscopy, cerclage...), ENT (endoscopies, septoplasty, meatotomy...), Urology (JJ catheter insertionTOT/TVT, botulinum toxin injection...), vascular (stripping) * Patient with oral non-opposition prior to any study procedure * Not to have objected to inclusion in the research * Patient affiliated to a health insurance scheme

Exclusion criteria

* Patients undergoing emergency surgery, considered full stomach * Patient not respecting the central block route (interventional radiology in this case) * First patients in the program because they present the risk of less than than 15 minutes * Patients who do not understand French * Patient deprived of liberty or under guardianship * Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare the proportion of patients with high anxiety (Visual Analog Score (VAS) for pain greater than or equal to 40/100) in operating waiting room between the two groups (before and after implementation of the actions).up to 24 hoursThe primary endpoint was the presence or absence of high anxiety in operating waiting room (T2), measured by an VAS score \> 40/100. A range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Compare anxiety levels in operating waiting room (T2)up to 24 hoursVAS score in operating room waiting room (T2). A range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.
Compare the time to loss of consciousness measured in the operating room between both groupsup to 24 hoursTime to loss of consciousness measured in the operating room (time between injection of hypnotic agent (propofol) and a sleep depth measurement less than 60)
Compare anxiety levels in preoperative reception unit (T1) and in post anesthesia care unit room (T3) between the two groups: Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS) and VAS scoreup to 24 hoursVAS score and APAIS in preoperative reception unit (T1) and in post anesthesia care unit room (T3). A range of scores from 0-100. A higher score indicates greater pain intensity. The APAIS scale is a six-item questionnaire graded on a five-point Likert scale from 1=not at all to 5=extremely
Evaluate the level of satisfaction of each action implemented using a specific questionnaire at the end of the program.up to 24 hoursLevel of satisfaction using a specific questionnaire at the end of the Licker scale
Evaluate the proportion of dropouts for each action, i.e. the proportion of patients who did not viewed the video until the end, or did not complete the entire music therapy session.up to 24 hoursAction completed in full or partially yes or no
Compare the amount of propofol (mg/kg) at induction required to achieve loss of consciousness between the two groups.up to 24 hoursAmount of propofol (mg/kg) at induction required to achieve loss of consciousness

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026